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indentfixable

Ensure that the indentation is consistent

Options

type

The type of whitespace to use

Type: string

Default: space

Possible values: tab, space

length

The length of the indent

Type: integer

Default: 4

Examples

  • Examples of correct code for this rule using default options

Usegroup, classes, methods, switch, if, arrays and comments

php
<?php

use Root\{Common, Util, Extra};
use Root\Exceptions\CustomException;
use Symfony\Component\Console\{
    Command\Command,
    Input\InputInterface,
    Input\InputOption,
    Output\OutputInterface,
    Logger\ConsoleLogger
};

class Test
{
    function __construct()
    {
        $this->hello();
    }

    function hello(

    )
    {
        echo 'hello';
    }

    function hello2()
    {
        if (TRUE) {
            echo 'hello';
        } else {
            echo 'bye';
        }

        while (TRUE) {
            echo 'hello'; 
        }

        do {
            echo 'hello';
        } while (TRUE);
    }

    function hello3()
    {
        switch ($hello) {
            case 'hello':
            break;
        }
    }

}


class Test2
{
    function __construct()
    {
        //    $this->open();
    }

    public function open()
    {
        if (TRUE) echo 'hello';
        foreach ($tokens as $token) echo $token;
    }

    /**
     * This is a comment 1.
     * This is a comment 2.
     * This is a comment 3.
     * This is a comment 4.
     */
    public function close()
    {
        if (TRUE) {
            if (TRUE) {
            } else if (FALSE) {
                foreach ($tokens as $token) {
                    switch ($token) {
                        case '1':
                        case '2':
                            if (true) {
                                if (false) {
                                    if (false) {
                                        if (false) {
                                            echo 'hello';
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        break;
                        case '5':
                        break;
                    }
                    do {
                        while (true) {
                            foreach ($tokens as $token) {
                                for ($i = 0; $i < $token; $i++) {
                                    echo 'hello';
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    } while (true);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /*
    This is another c style comment 1.
    This is another c style comment 2.
    This is another c style comment 3.
    This is another c style comment 4.
    This is another c style comment 5.
    */

    /*
    *
    *
    *
    */

    /**
   */

    /*
    This comment has a newline in it.

    */
    public function read()
    {
        echo 'hello';

        $array = array(
            'this',
            'that' => array(
                'hello',
                'hello again' => array(
                    'hello',
                ),
            ),
        );
    }
}

abstract class Test3
{
    public function parse()
    {

        foreach ($t as $ndx => $token) {
            if (is_array($token)) {
                echo 'here';
            } else {
                $ts[] = array("token" => $token, "value" => '');

                $last = count($ts) - 1;

                switch ($token) {
                    case '(':

                        if ($last >= 3 &&
                            $ts[0]['token'] != T_CLASS &&
                            $ts[$last - 2]['token'] == T_OBJECT_OPERATOR &&
                            $ts[$last - 3]['token'] == T_VARIABLE ) {


                            if (true) {
                                echo 'hello';
                            }
                        }
                        array_push($braces, $token);
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

$array = [
];
$another_array = array(
);

Functions, binary expressions, inline comment, multi-line strings, heredoc

php
<?php

/**
* This is a test function 
* 
 * @param int $repeat The number of times to repeat the string
* @return string The repeated string
 */
function test($repeat)
{
    if(true){
        $o = <<<EOF
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
EOF;
    }
    return $o;
}


$repeated = functionIndent(
    2334,
    566,
    "string"
);

if ($a === true || $a === true || $a === true || $a === true ||
    $a === true || $a === true || $a === true || $a === true) {

    echo 'hello';
}

if ($true) {
    /* First comment line
    * 
    * Comment test here
    * Comment test here
    * 
    */

    /* First comment line
    * 
    * Comment test here
    * Comment test here
    * 
    this si something */
}

$test = $variable === true ? 'True' : 'False';
$ternary =
    $test === 'True'
    ?
    'Go Ahead' :
    'Stop';

$this->test(
    $variable === 'testing'
    ? 'debug' :
    'production');

$ternary =
    $test === 'True'
    ? $value === 'True'
        ? 'Go Ahead' :
        'Stop'
    : 'Stop';

function testNoop()
{
    /* taken from http://de3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.php */
    # $m[] = 'declare';
    /* taken from http://de3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.php */
    # $m[] = 'declare';
}

function testNoop2(){// noop function
}

foreach ($elements as $element) {
    if ($something) {
        // Do IF.
    } else if ($somethingElse) {
        // Do ELSE.
    }
}

foreach ($elements as $element) {
    // Foreach with a comment
    echo ($element) ? 'true' : 'false';
}

if ($condition) {
    echo "This is a long
string that spans $numLines lines
without indenting.
";
}

if ($condition) {
    echo 
'This is a long
    string that spans multiple lines
    with indenting.
    ';
}

if ($condition) {
    echo 'This is a long
          string that spans multiple lines
          with indenting.';
}

Switch statements

php
<?php

switch ($foo) {
    case 1:
        switch ($bar) {
            default:
            echo $string[1];
        }
    break;
}

function temp($foo, $bar) {
    switch ($foo) {
        case 1:
            switch ($bar) {
                default:
                return $foo;
            }
        break;
    }
}

switch ($foo) {
    case 1:
        switch ($bar) {
            default:
                if ($something) {
                    echo $string[1];
                } else if ($else) {
                    switch ($else) {
                        default:
                    }
            }
        }
    break;
}

switch ($name) {
    case "1":
    case "2":
    case "3":
    return true;
}

switch ($name) {
    case "1":
    case "2":
    case "3":
    default :
    return true;
}

switch ($foo) {
    case 1:
        switch ($bar) {
            default:
                if ($something) {
                    echo $string[1];
                } else if ($else) {
                    switch ($else) {
                        case 1:
                            // Do something.
                        break;
                        default:
                            // Do something.
                        break;
                    }
            }
        }
    break;
    case 2:
        // Do something;
    break;
}

switch ($httpResponseCode) {
    case 100:
    case 101:
    case 102:
    exit;
    default:
    exit;
}

Function call argument, properties access

php
<?php
$object
?->setBar($foo)
?->setFoo($bar);

$someObject?->someFunction("some", "parameter")
->someOtherFunc(23, 42)?->
someOtherFunc2($one, $two)

->someOtherFunc3(23, 42)
?->andAThirdFunction();

$object
?->setBar($foo)
?->setFoo($bar);

$someObject?->someFunction("some", "parameter")
->someOtherFunc(
    23,
    42
)?->someOtherFunc2($one, $two)

->someOtherFunc3(23, 42)
?->andAThirdFunction();

$someObject
->startSomething(paramName: $value)
->someOtherFunc(nameA: 23, nameB: 42)
->endSomething($value, name: $value)
->endEverything();

Try/catch statements

php
<?php
try 
{
    echo inverse(0) . "\n";
} 
catch (ExceptionType1 $e) {
    echo inverse(5) . "\n";
} catch (ExceptionType2 $e) {
    error_log($e->getMessage());
}
finally {
    echo "Final Step";
}

try {
    echo inverse(0) . "\n";
} catch (ExceptionType1 $e) {
    echo inverse(5) . "\n";
}

try { echo inverse(0) . "\n";
} catch (ExceptionType1 $e) { echo inverse(5) . "\n";
}

Match expression

php
<?php
match ($food) {    'apple' => 'This food is an apple',
    'orange' => 'This food is a orange',
    'cake' => 'This food is a cake',
};

match($month_name) {
    'jan' => 31,
    'feb' => is_leap_year($year) ? 29 : 28,
    'mar' => 31,
    'apr' => 30,
    'may' => 31,
    'jun' => 30,
    'jul' => 31,
    'aug' => 31,
    'sep' => 30,
    'oct' => 31,
    'nov' => 30,
    'dec' => 31,
    default => throw new InvalidArgumentException("Invalid month"),
};

enum Color {
    case Red;
    case Green;
    case Blue;
}

enum continents {
    case Asia;
    case Europe;
    case Africa;
    case NorthAmerica;
    case SouthAmerica;
    case Antarctica;
    case Australia;
}

Attributes

php
<?php
#[ORM\Entity]
#[ORM\Table(name: 'symfony_demo_tag')]
class Tag implements \JsonSerializable
{
    #[ORM\Id]
    #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
    private ?int $id = null;

    #[ORM\Column(type: Types::STRING, unique: true)]
    private readonly string $name;

    #[Deprecated(
            reason: 'since Symfony 5.2, use setPublic() instead',
            replacement: '%class%->setPublic(!%parameter0%)'
    )]
    public function __construct(string $name)
    {
        $this->name = $name;
    }

    #[
        ORM\GeneratedValue(  
            value: '44577',
            outcome: 'outcome value'
        ),
        ORM\Column(),
        ORM\CustomIdGenerator(class: test),
        ORM\Id
    ]
    public function updateToken(string $series, #[\SensitiveParameter] string $token_value, \DateTime $last_used)
    {
        echo "token UPDATE";
    }
}


#[FooAttribute]
function foo_func(#[FooParamAttrib('Foo1')] $foo)
{
}


#[FooAttribute('hello')]
#[BarClassAttrib(42)]
class Foo
{
    #[ConstAttr]
    #[FooAttribute(null)]
    private const FOO_CONST = 28;
    private const BAR_CONST = 28;

    #[PropAttr(Foo::BAR_CONST, 'string')]
    private string $foo;

    #[SomeoneElse\FooMethodAttrib]
    public function getFoo(#[FooClassAttrib(28) ] $a): string
    {
    }

}

#[Attribute]
class FooAttribute
{
    public function __construct(?string $param1 = null)
    {
    }

}

#[Attribute]
class ClassAttrib
{
    public function __construct(int $index)
    {
    }

}
  • Examples of incorrect code for this rule using default options

Usegroup, classes, methods, switch and if statements

php
<?php
use Root\{Common, Util, Extra};
use Root\Exceptions\CustomException;
use Symfony\Component\Console\{
Command\Command,
Input\InputInterface,
Input\InputOption,
Output\OutputInterface,
Logger\ConsoleLogger
};

class Test {
    public function close()
    {
        if (TRUE) {
                if (TRUE) {
                } else if (FALSE) {
        foreach ($tokens as $token) {
            switch ($token) {
                case '1':
                case '2':
                if (true) {
                if (false) {
                if (false) {
                    if (false) {
                        echo 'hello';
                    }
                }
                }
                    }
                break;
                case '5':
                break;
            }
do {
    while (true) {
        foreach ($tokens as $token) {
            for ($i = 0; $i < $token; $i++) {
                echo 'hello';
            }
        }
    }
} while (true);
}
}
        }
    }
}

Control structures, functions, binary expressions, inline comment, multi-line strings, heredoc

php
<?php

/**
* This is a test function 
* 
 * @param int $repeat The number of times to repeat the string
* @return string The repeated string
 */
function test($repeat)
{
if(true){
 $o = <<<EOF
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
this is some text
EOF;
    }
        return $o;
}

if ($a === true || $a === true || $a === true || $a === true ||
            $a === true || $a === true || $a === true || $a === true) {

    echo 'hello';
}

    if ($true) {
    /* First comment line
    * 
    * Comment test here
    * Comment test here
    * 
    */

    /* First comment line
    * 
    * Comment test here
    * Comment test here
    * 
    this si something */
}

      function testNoop()
{
    /* taken from http://de3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.php */
    # $m[] = 'declare';
    /* taken from http://de3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.php */
    # $m[] = 'declare';
     }

foreach ($elements as $element) {
if ($something) {
        // Do IF.
         } else if ($somethingElse) {
        // Do ELSE.
}
        }

    if ($condition) {
echo "This is a long
string that spans $numLines lines
without indenting.
";
}

Match and enum expressions

php
<?php
match ($food) {    'apple' => 'This food is an apple',
    'orange' => 'This food is a orange',
'cake' => 'This food is a cake',
};

match($month_name) {
    'jan' => 31,
'feb' => is_leap_year($year) ? 29 : 28,
'mar' => 31,
'apr' => 30,
'may' => 31,
       'jun' => 30,
'jul' => 31,
    'aug' => 31,
      'sep' => 30,
    'oct' => 31,
     'nov' => 30,
      'dec' => 31,
default => throw new InvalidArgumentException("Invalid month"),
};


enum Color {
case Red;
case Green;
case Blue;
}

enum continents {    case Asia;
case Europe;
   case Africa;    case NorthAmerica;
 case SouthAmerica;case Antarctica;
case Australia;}

Attributes

php
<?php
  #[ORM\Entity]
    #[ORM\Table(name: 'symfony_demo_tag')]
class Tag implements \JsonSerializable
{
#[ORM\Id]
  #[ORM\GeneratedValue]
    private ?int $id = null;

  #[ORM\Column(type: Types::STRING, unique: true)]
    private readonly string $name;

        #[Deprecated(
            reason: 'since Symfony 5.2, use setPublic() instead',
            replacement: '%class%->setPublic(!%parameter0%)'
    )]
    public function __construct(string $name)
    {
        $this->name = $name;
    }

    #[
    ORM\GeneratedValue(  
    value: '44577',
    outcome: 'outcome value'
    ),
    ORM\Column(),
    ORM\CustomIdGenerator(class: test),
    ORM\Id
    ]
    public function updateToken(string $series, #[\SensitiveParameter] string $token_value, \DateTime $last_used)
    {
        echo "token UPDATE";
    }
}


    #[FooAttribute]
function foo_func(#[FooParamAttrib('Foo1')] $foo)
{
}


    #[FooAttribute('hello')]
#[BarClassAttrib(42)]
class Foo
{
#[ConstAttr]
#[FooAttribute(null)]
    private const FOO_CONST = 28;
    private const BAR_CONST = 28;

#[PropAttr(Foo::BAR_CONST, 'string')]
    private string $foo;

        #[SomeoneElse\FooMethodAttrib]
    public function getFoo(#[FooClassAttrib(28) ] $a): string
    {
    }

}

    #[Attribute]
class FooAttribute
{
    public function __construct(string $param1)
    {
    }
}

type

  • Examples of correct code for this rule using type option

A PHP file indented with tabs

php
<?php
/* taqwim "psr/indent" :{ type: "tab", length: 1 } */
use Symfony\Component\Console\{
	Command\Command,
	Input\InputInterface,
	Input\InputOption,
	Output\OutputInterface,
	Logger\ConsoleLogger
};

class Test {
	public function close()
	{
		if (TRUE) {
			if (TRUE) {
			} else if (FALSE) {
				foreach ($tokens as $token) {
					switch ($token) {
						case '1':
						case '2':
							if (true) {
								if (false) {
									if (false) {
										if (false) {
											echo 'hello';
										}
									}
								}
							}
						break;
						case '5':
						break;
					}
					do {
						while (true) {
							foreach ($tokens as $token) {
								for ($i = 0; $i < $token; $i++) {
									echo 'hello';
								}
							}
						}
					} while (true);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}
  • Examples of incorrect code for this rule using type option

A PHP file indented with tabs

php
<?php
/* taqwim "psr/indent" :{ type: "space", length: 1 } */
use Symfony\Component\Console\{
    Command\Command,
    Input\InputInterface,
    Input\InputOption,
    Output\OutputInterface,
    Logger\ConsoleLogger
};
class Test {
	public function close()
	{
		if (TRUE) {
			if (TRUE) {
			} else if (FALSE) {
				foreach ($tokens as $token) {
					switch ($token) {
						case '1':
						case '2':
							if (true) {
								if (false) {
									if (false) {
										if (false) {
											echo 'hello';
										}
									}
								}
							}
						break;
						case '5':
						break;
					}
					do {
						while (true) {
							foreach ($tokens as $token) {
								for ($i = 0; $i < $token; $i++) {
									echo 'hello';
								}
							}
						}
					} while (true);
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

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